Post by: FLIZZ on November 22, 2011, 09:13:36 PM
Post by: Craig on November 22, 2011, 09:18:39 PM
Post by: FLIZZ on November 22, 2011, 09:21:38 PM
Post by: HUNT on November 22, 2011, 09:23:40 PM
Post by: FLIZZ on November 22, 2011, 09:29:55 PM
Post by: 6x6in6 on November 22, 2011, 09:31:10 PM
I ate another out of state elk tag this year simply because I couldn't get to the one I wanted.
I let the rag horns grow up.
My hunting partners all go by the 320+ or go home theory. We used to subscribe to the it's got to be bigger than what's already on the wall motto. Highly doubtful any of us would ever harvest another one. :chuckle:
Post by: FLIZZ on November 22, 2011, 09:38:36 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 22, 2011, 09:50:34 PM
Post by: hambone on November 22, 2011, 11:03:07 PM
Post by: Arteman on November 22, 2011, 11:48:25 PM
Post by: uplandhunter870 on November 23, 2011, 12:13:13 AM
Bear hunting ill pass on sow with cubs and smaller bears but first average size or better gets it
now deer hunting, if im hunting in washington first legal deer i see gets shot. this was my first season hunting in montana i passed on maybe 2 or 3 smaller bucks. found 2 decent 3x's that i shot at, clean missed both of them a couple times each. ended up shooting a respectable 4x3, i honestly thought he was a big 3x when i shot him. he ended up 125 gross green score.
ill pass a deer based on body size before i pass on antler size, i hunt to put meat in the freezer first and foremost. to me antlers are a wicked cool bonus.
i respect the OP's way of hunting but for me, i measure success more based on pounds of meat rather than inches of antler.
Post by: huntnnw on November 23, 2011, 12:16:07 AM
Post by: buck man on November 23, 2011, 12:27:53 AM
:twocents:
Post by: NWBREW on November 23, 2011, 12:53:23 AM
deer I am selective..elk in a OTC unit..first one is shot
That is how I feel as well.........I like elk meat a lot. :chuckle: As for deer, The only reason I am selective is because I like to shoot mature deer. They are the ones I am after, not so much antler size........although that doesn't hurt. And yes.....I am still after that 160" but I did not eat tag soup. :chuckle:
Post by: huntnnw on November 23, 2011, 01:13:39 AM
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Post by: NWBREW on November 23, 2011, 01:20:56 AM
heres a buck I would shoot..he may not be a wall hanger , but this is a old buck and past his prime.. atleast 7 or 8 now. Too many use antler size to dertimine age...there are alot of 3 1/2 yr olds that have bigger head gear than him
Is there a picture that's suppose to go with this? :chuckle:
This is true.The buck I shot this year I believe to be 3 1/2 maybe 4 1/2 at the most. He had a good set of antlers but I think he was younger then his antlers lead me to believe.
Post by: huntnnw on November 23, 2011, 05:42:24 AM
Post by: coachcw on November 23, 2011, 05:51:46 AM
Post by: Eli346 on November 23, 2011, 07:17:20 PM
tag soup for 2 of those years but it sure is great getting out and just enjoying the outdoors knowing
that if the 'right' one comes along you've got the tag for it! Any animal is a trophy in the hunter's eyes.
I respect their right to fill the tag the way they want. I've shot many a deer and it's now not a matter
of filling the tag but how I fill it.
Post by: Camo on November 23, 2011, 07:27:46 PM
Post by: Arteman on November 23, 2011, 08:27:11 PM
Glad to hear I am not the only one with jacked up chromosomes. Except for the occasional miss, I think I know I'm done hunting when I pull the trigger and that has a tendancy to keep the safety on. Not that I see a lot of big animals but seems like I go 3-5 years between trigger pulls. Although I'm infatuated with bone, a lot has to do with the hunt itself that dictates what gets me excited. My motto is, "if it isn't worth taking a picture with, it ain't worth killing". I ate a Margaret cow tag this year. I knew before I went I probably wouldn't pull the trigger which is probably why I had 4 opportunities between 40-80 yards and couldn't even bring myself to take the safety off.I'm just curious why you put in for the cow tag if you wasn't going to fill it? Did you not pull the trigger because it didn't feel like a hunt to you? I live here and Margaret and Toutle areas are like my back yard, and I know those cow hunts are more like just going out in a field and shooting a moo cow then an actual hunt. My nephew drew toutle two years ago and at daylight I said ok around the next corner your going to get your Elk, I think I said that four times before it happened. It was like a 20 minute hunt. I'm just curious how you would determine what cow to shoot. Body size, excitement of the hunt, or what?
Post by: seth30 on November 23, 2011, 08:30:00 PM
Post by: Camo on November 23, 2011, 10:54:49 PM
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Size of the ears.... no seriously,
I actually put in for two reasons,
1. I was hoping to get my dad on some animals, in what I hoped was going to be a slightly less physical hunt. It was on a partnership muzzy hunt with my dad.
2. I wanted to burn up the antlerless points that the state decided to give us last year.
This was the first antlerless tag I have put in for in 20 years and now I won't have to spend that $6 every year.
As it turned out, it kinda turned into a fun hunt. 80% of the permit holders, myself included, thought they were going to drive in there and shoot their elk off the road. When the road hunters hit the road opening morning 2 hours before you could see, most of the elk were already off the road. I think a lot of people went home by day 2 having not seen an elk. Nevertheless, it was new country to me, I studied maps, looked at aerial photos, and did my homework, just as I normally do. I got my dad and I into elk, so in that respect it was successful. However, as much as I enjoy venison and can't stand frying beef burger, when I pulled the gun up there was just nothing there, no accomplishment. As you stated, "like shooting a moo cow".
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on November 23, 2011, 11:06:57 PM
Post by: deerslyr on November 23, 2011, 11:16:45 PM
Post by: Camo on November 23, 2011, 11:19:52 PM
Post by: PolarBear on November 23, 2011, 11:28:15 PM
Post by: NWBREW on November 24, 2011, 01:09:01 AM
Don't get me wrong I am happy with this guy and greatful for the meat provided for the freezer.
PB, If he is not a shooter in your book tell me where you get the will power to pass.
Post by: Miles on November 24, 2011, 01:21:35 AM
Post by: huntnnw on November 24, 2011, 05:05:15 AM
Polar...so if a 160" 3 1/2 yr old buck came by u would shoot it over a 8 yr old heavy 4x4? the 3 1/2 yr old is much larger,but also a much dumber of a deer in the woods. Sounds like u shoot antlers only.
Post by: singleshot12 on November 24, 2011, 06:49:28 AM
Post by: blacktail slayer on November 24, 2011, 07:33:30 AM
Post by: colockumelk on November 24, 2011, 07:45:36 AM
I have passed up three spikes this year because if I'm not gonna keep the antlers or at the very least do a skull cap and put it on the garage why kill it? If your just gonna kill it to fill the freezer I would rather kill a doe. Plus a doe is gonna have more meat than a small buck. So if I pull tje trigger its either gonna be a doe or a buck I can be proud of.
Post by: fishngamereaper on November 24, 2011, 07:56:17 AM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on November 24, 2011, 08:13:32 AM
Post by: PA BEN on November 24, 2011, 08:16:46 AM
Post by: PolarBear on November 24, 2011, 08:52:17 AM
nice buck brew!!Yep, I shoot for antlers only. I shoot what looks good to me. I love venison but, as I have said many times, I raise my own beef so I don't need the meat and I will not shoot a doe or dink just to fill a tag, period! There are plenty of other folks who are more than happy to do that so I leave smaller ones for them or to grow up.
Polar...so if a 160" 3 1/2 yr old buck came by u would shoot it over a 8 yr old heavy 4x4? the 3 1/2 yr old is much larger,but also a much dumber of a deer in the woods. Sounds like u shoot antlers only.
NWBREW, Sweet buck! Yeah, I'd arrow that in a heartbeat. Congratulations!
Post by: Camo on November 24, 2011, 09:54:44 AM
Post by: PolarBear on November 24, 2011, 09:59:09 AM
Post by: UptheCreek on November 24, 2011, 10:11:00 AM
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Post by: FLIZZ on November 24, 2011, 11:09:02 AM